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Disciplining Gender and Silencing Women Sports Reporters on Reddit Eastern Illinois University The Keep Masters Theses Student Theses & Publications Spring 2019 "Mystery Meat" and "Bulldyke": Disciplining Gender and Silencing Women Sports Reporters on Reddit Kayla J. Peterson Eastern Illinois University Follow this and additional works at: https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses Part of the Critical and Cultural Studies Commons, Gender, Race, Sexuality, and Ethnicity in Communication Commons, and the Social Media Commons Recommended Citation Peterson, Kayla J., ""Mystery Meat" and "Bulldyke": Disciplining Gender and Silencing Women Sports Reporters on Reddit" (2019). Masters Theses. 4430. https://thekeep.eiu.edu/theses/4430 This Dissertation/Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by the Student Theses & Publications at The Keep. It has been accepted for inclusion in Masters Theses by an authorized administrator of The Keep. For more information, please contact [email protected]. Running head: DISCIPLINING GENDER AND SILENCING WOMEN SPORTS REPORTERS ON REDDIT 1 “Mystery Meat” and “Bulldyke:” Disciplining Gender and Silencing Women Sports Reporters on Reddit Kayla J. Peterson Eastern Illinois University DISCIPLINING GENDER AND SILENCING WOMEN SPORTS REPORTERS ON 2 REDDIT Copyright 2019 by Kayla Peterson DISCIPLINING GENDER AND SILENCING WOMEN SPORTS REPORTERS ON 3 REDDIT Abstract Most of the sports industry is a male dominated space where women are very rarely accepted. We see men in the field, whether they work or play, defend the space and tell women reporters to “stay in their lane.” This study focuses on an online news-sharing site, reddit, and examines how sports fans take it upon themselves to defend sports as a male space. Reporters, such as Sarah Spain, Jemele Hill, and Doris Burke, are subjected to hundreds of comments that silence them and discipline them based on their gender. This study emphasizes the need for gender equality in what we define as a male space, specifically sports reporting, and also how education from a young age can help erase the gender gap. Keywords: reddit, gender, silencing, disciplining gender, sports, intersectionality DISCIPLINING GENDER AND SILENCING WOMEN SPORTS REPORTERS ON 4 REDDIT Dedication I dedicate this work to all the women who continuously challenge norms, breakdown barriers, and pave the way for equality and inclusion for women everywhere. And to my mom, dad, and brother who support me unconditionally in everything I do. DISCIPLINING GENDER AND SILENCING WOMEN SPORTS REPORTERS ON 5 REDDIT Acknowledgements I would like to express my deepest appreciation to my committee chair, Dr. Marita Gronnvoll. This study would not have been possible without your guidance and expertise. Thank you for always keeping me on the right path and for keeping me positive while reading the reddit comments. Your insight in this field in invaluable, and I am so happy I had the opportunity to work with you and add my own findings into the communications world. I would also like to thank my committee members, Dr. Matt Gill and Dr. Sam Szczur. Your support of my study was greatly appreciated. Your knowledge of the sports industry and the suggestions you gave, allowed me to look at or for things I did not consider or think of at first. Thank you for your guidance and support in my time at Eastern Illinois. I would also like to thank two more professors. The first professor is Dr. Scott Walus. Thank you for challenging me in your research methods class and leading me to reddit. Without your thoughts and advice, I am not sure this study would have gone in the direction it did. I would also like to thank Dr. Anji Phillips at Bradley University. I am thankful for all that you taught me in my undergraduate career. Your support over the years has been nothing short of amazing. DISCIPLINING GENDER AND SILENCING WOMEN SPORTS REPORTERS ON 6 REDDIT Table of Contents Abstract ................................................................................................................................3 Dedication ............................................................................................................................4 Acknowledgments ................................................................................................................5 Introduction ..........................................................................................................................7 Why reddit? .......................................................................................................................................................... 10 Women Sports Reporters ............................................................................................................................... 13 Guiding Questions ............................................................................................................................................. 15 Approach/Literature Review ....................................................................................................................... 16 Chapter 1 – Silencing ........................................................................................................23 Sarah Spain ........................................................................................................................................................... 25 Jemele Hill ............................................................................................................................................................. 32 Doris Burke .......................................................................................................................................................... 40 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................ 46 Chapter 2 – Disciplining Gender ......................................................................................49 Physical Appearance ........................................................................................................................................ 55 Personality ............................................................................................................................................................ 62 Conclusion ............................................................................................................................................................ 69 Conclusion .........................................................................................................................70 Limitations ........................................................................................................................................................... 73 Implications ......................................................................................................................................................... 73 Suggestions for Future Research ................................................................................................................ 75 Final Thoughts ................................................................................................................................................... 77 References ..........................................................................................................................78 DISCIPLINING GENDER AND SILENCING WOMEN SPORTS REPORTERS ON 7 REDDIT “Mystery Meat” and “Bulldyke:” Disciplining Gender and Silencing Women Sports Reporters on Reddit When I was in elementary school my mom bought me this purple shirt with the phrase “anything boys can do, girls can do better.” It was my favorite shirt to wear, and it sparked a confidence in me from a young age. I challenged the norms expected of me because of my gender. I did not settle for being just a girl. I wanted to be respected and treated just like all the boys. It was also at this time when I took an interest in playing and watching sports. I watched my brother’s basketball and baseball games every week. I joined the local softball league. I ran the kickball field at my elementary school. I challenged the idea that boys were the only ones allowed to play sports. When I go on the internet and see posts about women athletes or women sports reporters I always avoid reading the comments. I am baffled at the words and phrases used to tear these women down. How can we live in a country that supports freedom and inclusion for all when we have such a negative perception and execution of equality? Women and sports have never gone hand-in-hand, and people are constantly defending sports as a male dominated space. Whether an organization refuses to hire or promote a woman working, players refusing to talk to women reporters, reporters refusing to cover women sports, or fans leaving crude and degrading comments online, the sports industry is constantly being defended as a male space where women are marginalized. My curiosity in studying gender and sports piqued when I started working behind the scenes. As an athlete, I knew people were going to make comments about my athletic ability as compared to male athletes, but I never understood why women received so much criticism for wanting to work in sports. Surely, we are all capable of understanding DISCIPLINING GENDER AND SILENCING WOMEN SPORTS REPORTERS ON 8 REDDIT the rules to a game and being able to explain what is happening. My time working with the WNBA and college athletics gave me an insight to the gender inequalities I was
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